Duranbah Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’re looking at Duranbah for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a bit of a slow grind. The whole period is full of small, weak waves, and most of the time the conditions are just average or worse. The water temp is sitting right around 69°F, which is spot on for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real sniff of anything decent comes Thursday morning, the 6th of August. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell rolling in from the ENE with a short 7-second period. The combined energy is weak at 98, so it’s not packing any punch. The saving grace is a light southerly cross-offshore breeze, keeping things clean. It’s surfable, but just barely.

Friday morning the 7th is a similar story: 2ft from the east, still short period at 7 seconds, but the wind goes glassy. That’s a massive plus at Duranbah. The wave energy is still weak at 137. It’s not going to blow you away, but if you’re desperate, it’s your best bet for a clean, knee-high wave.

Saturday morning the 8th is another clean option with a south cross-offshore breeze and 3ft from the east-northeast, period at 8 seconds. Energy is weak at 157. Moves to a bit more size on Sunday morning the 9th with 4ft from the east, 9-second period, and glassy conditions again. The energy is still weak at 250. This is the pick of the first week – small, but clean and straight.

Monday the 10th morning sees a jump in size to 5ft from the north, but the period drops to a terrible 6 seconds. That’s a windswell, bumpy and weak, despite the clean cross-offshore breeze. The energy is still weak at 287. For an intermediate, it’s doable, but it’s not quality.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a mix of small, weak, and choppy. Tuesday the 11th morning is glassy with 3ft from the east, 10-second period, but energy is weak at 148. Wednesday the 12th morning looks okay with a 15 km/h SW offshore wind and 3ft east swell, 10-second period, and energy at 180 – clean but small.

Then we hit a bit of a lump on Thursday the 13th morning: 6ft from the south, short 7-second period, and the energy jumps to strong at 589. But the wind is a cross-shore, and the report says marginal surf. For a river mouth, that short period south swell is going to be messy and closing out. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Friday the 14th morning is glassy again with 4ft from the south-southeast, but the period is only 6 seconds, so it’s weak. The energy is weak at 183. The weekend of the 15th and 16th is all small, weak, and mostly choppy or cross-shore.

The last real chance is Wednesday the 19th morning: flat calm, glassy, with 3ft from the east-southeast, 10-second period. The energy is weak at 153. It’s tiny, but it’s the only glassy session in the second week.

So, the standout is Sunday morning the 9th – it’s the best combination of size (4ft), clean glassy conditions, and a decent east swell. Friday morning the 7th and Wednesday the 19th are honorable mentions for the glassy conditions, but they’re smaller. If you’re a beginner, keep an eye on the 4ft days – anything over 5ft, like on the 13th, is going to be too much. For the experts, the 6ft on the 13th is there, but the quality is poor.

Stay patient, folks. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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